I recently had a fun-filled, pet-focused interview with Kristen King, freelance writer and owner of two cats, two mastiffs and a pug! She blogs about her pets and other aspects of her twentysomething life in rural Virginia at KristenKing.com. At InkthinkerBlog.com, Kristen shares her knowledge of the writing biz with freelance writers and editors.
Here’s our discussion. I hope you enjoy it. Please keep the fun going in comments too.
Me: Some people think that working from home is a walk in the park with few distractions. You and I know better! I’ve found that my cat Choco can be rather …read more

I’m going to my dad’s house to work. I can’t get anything done here. The computer is way too slow and the kids are driving me crazy.
Uh. These are my working conditions every single day.

One of the perks of working from home, as I do with The Pet Set, is that you can schedule work responsibilities around house responsibilities.
Yesterday was one of those days…customers would have to wait; it was time to take a trip down memory lane by organizing a closet that was simply out of control and sorrowfully out of date.
Join me and my Hefty garbage bag won’t you? as I take you to a land far, far away — once known to me as Corporate America: (wear sunglasses, some of this stuff is pretty darn horrible to look at.)

First stop: …read more